# Slacklining vs Tightrope Walking.

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**Created:** [August 12, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacklining-vs-tightrope-walking/666079 "2013-08-12T21:49:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacklining-vs-tightrope-walking/666079/1 "2013-08-12T21:49:43Z")

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Nik Wallenda crossed the Grand Canyon [like this](http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/06/24/1226668/735267-7412ec50-dc71-11e2-a2a7-ba3b27a8768f.jpg). It was a slow step by step crossing.

Here several attractive ladies slacklining at Yosemite. One is even doing the splits.

> **[No slacking! Fearless female higliners perform jawdropping moves 3,300 feet...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2389815/No-slacking-Fearless-female-higliners-perform-jawdropping-moves-3-300-feet-air-Yosemite-National-Park.html)**
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> Professional slackliners Emily Sukiennick and Hayley Ashburn took to the ropes to perform at 3,300ft up in the air at Taft Point, California.

Which looks more dangerous and exciting? 😛

Is Nik Wallenda too old school compared to the current slackliners?

> **[Slacklining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining)**
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> Slacklining is walking, running or balancing along a suspended length of flat webbing that is tensioned between two anchors. Slacklining is similar to slack rope walking and tightrope walking. Slacklines differ from tightwires and tightropes in the type of material used and the amount of tension applied during use. Slacklines are tensioned significantly less than tightropes or tightwires in order to create a dynamic line which will stretch and bounce like a long and narrow trampoline. Tension can...

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> Slacklining is a practice in balance that typically uses nylon or polyester webbing tensioned between two anchor points. Many people suggest slacklining is distinct from tightrope walking in that the line is not held rigidly taut (although it is still under some tension); it is instead dynamic, stretching and bouncing like a long and narrow trampoline. The line’s tension can be adjusted to suit the user and different types of webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacklining-vs-tightrope-walking/666079/2 "2013-08-12T22:05:55Z")

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Hayley Ashburn quite a few tricks on the slackline.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/we3I3O0l1t4/hqdefault.jpg "Hayley Ashburn @Yosemite") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we3I3O0l1t4)

More girls on the highline.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KBMWjGp0dMU/hqdefault.jpg "Golden Spire Highline") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBMWjGp0dMU)